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The Town of Chilmark
Massachusetts is a small rural community located toward the western end
of the island of Martha's Vineyard. Most of its 10,639 acres are devoted
to residential and agricultural use. The center of town houses a small
elementary schoolhouse, originally a one-room school built circa 1850 and
still in use for younger grades, a public library, originally a house built
in 1790, a town hall built circa 1897, and a handsome church built in 1843.
These buildings have all had additions
during recent years. Within Chilmark is a fishing village named Menemsha.
During the spring, summer and fall, fishing vessels come in with their
catches and fresh seafood can be purchased there. The harbor, in addition
to a commercial pier where fishing vessels tie up, has a small yacht marina
that is extremely popular during the summer months. Menemsha is also the
home of a Coast Guard Station.
Chilmark is particularly welcoming
in the fall of the year. The busy tourist season is over, the weather is
beautiful and the rolling hills, woodlands and lovely panoramic ocean views
make the town an extraordinary place to visit.
Chilmark Massachusetts is located
in Located on Martha's Vineyard, an island 20 miles long and 10 miles wide
situated five miles south of the southwest tip of Cape Cod. Chilmark is
bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the north, northeast, and south; West
Tisbury on the west; and Gay Head on the southeast. |